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by James DevittMar 27, 2015
NYU History Professor Greg Grandin has won the Bancroft Prize, awarded by the trustees of Columbia University, for his 2014 work, "The Empire of Necessity".Read MoreArts and Science, Research, Awards |
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Mar 26, 2015
Donor countries are sending more than half of their aid to countries marked by conflict, but they are not keeping their promises to promote peace and build state institutions, according to a new report authored by NYU’s Center on International Cooperation for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read MoreResearch, Arts and Science |
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Mar 19, 2015
Our eyes are drawn to several dimensions of an object—such as color, texture, and luminance—even when we need to focus on only one of them, researchers at NYU and the University of Pennsylvania have found. Read MoreArts and Science, Research, Faculty |
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Mar 16, 2015
Cod liver oil and willow bark extract used in the tanning of skins for clothing and other products offer notable differences in treatment, a study by a team of scientists shows. Their findings show the promise of a technique that may be used to identify the aging behavior of materials and to examine delicate works of art.Read MoreArts and Science, Research, Faculty |
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Mar 11, 2015
New York University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how a neural circuit learns to classify sensory stimuli into discrete categories, such as “car vs. motorcycle.” Their findings shed new light on the brain processes underpinning judgments we make on a daily basis. Read MoreNYU Shanghai, Research, Arts and Science, Faculty |
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Mar 9, 2015
NYU neuroscientists will be featured at a series of events on the brain the week of March 16: “The Future of Minds” (March 17); “Exercise and the Brain” (March 18); and “Brains and Brews” (March 22). Read MoreEvents, Arts and Science, Speakers @ NYU |
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